Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,797 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
of Sheffield
1780 Established
1937 'Messrs Champions are the oldest scissor makers in Sheffield, the business being founded in 1780. Mr. Walsh is the direct descendant of the founder, Mr. Thomas Championm.'[1]
1949 The 400 workers produced the one millionth pairs of scissors in the year. Claim to produce 40% of UK supply.[2]
1950 Acquired by Platers and Stampers.[3]
1959 Champion Scissors of Mexborough.[4]
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